Roxie

Roxie
A Little Poison in Your Days, a Little Poison on the Stage
Information
Gender	Female
Hometown	Virbank City
Region	[[Unova]]
Family	Unnamed father
Appears in	Generation V
Debut	Black 2 and White 2
Other information
Specialist type	Poison
Badge	Toxic Badge
In other languages
Japanese	Name ホミカ Homika
Japanese	Name ホミカ Homika
English	Name Roxie
English	Name Roxie

Roxie is the Poison-type Gym Leader in Unova.

Appearance

Concept artwork of Roxie.

Roxie is a medium height, slim young girl with bright blue eyes, pale skin and long layered white hair tied in a high, spiky ponytail with a purple and blue cherry bobble. Roxie wears a loose sky blue dress with magenta-purple stripes over a black vest top and long black boots with teal platforms. Roxie is often seen with her symbolic black bass with purple stripes.

Personality

Punkish and rebellious, Roxie befits the stereotype of a typical Rocker. She is a passionate musician, who enjoys her band very much. Interestingly, her choice of Pokémon type suites various real life rock songs and themes for example "Poison" sung by famous singer, Alice Cooper.

She is shown to be rather determined and stubborn, as she was adamant in forcing her father to do his job as a sailor, and when she knew that he quit his sailor job to venture into Pokéstar Studios, she furiously blurted out "idiot" for eight times. However, she still cares for her father, as she comforted him after knowing that he was mocked by the audience for his movie.

Etymology

The name Roxie comes from "rock", referring to the genre of music, and "toxic".

Her Japanese name, Homika, comes from the Japanese name for the Nux vomica, a poisonous tree.

Biography

In Black 2 and White 2, Roxie is the second Gym Leader the player character meets and battles. She is a poison type Gym Leader. After you defeat her she will help the player character fight Team Plasma before you sail off. She will go back to her Gym after.

Other appearances

Roxie in Pokémon the Series (anime)

Roxie in Pokémon Masters (games)

Roxie in Pokémon Adventures (manga)

Sprites

Roxie's battle sprite in Black 2 & White 2

Roxie's VS. sprite in Black & White

Pokémon

Gym Battle

Koffing		File:0544Whirlipede BW Female.gif Whirlipede
Lv. 16	♀	Lv. 18	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Poison Point
Item: None		Item: None
Assurance		Venoshock		-	-	-	-
Tackle		Poison Sting		-	-	-	-
Smog		Protect		-	-	-	-
Clear Smog		Pursuit		-	-	-	-

Koffing		File:0088Grimer BW Female.gif Grimer		Whirlipede
Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 17	♀	Lv. 19	♀
Ability: Levitate		Ability: Stench		Ability: Poison Point
Item: Oran Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
Venoshock		Venoshock		Venoshock		-	-	-
Assurance		Mud-Slap		Poison Sting		-	-	-
Smog		Disable		Protect		-	-	-
Tackle		Poison Gas		Rollout		-	-	-

Driftveil tournament/Mix tournament

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀	Lv. 25	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Venoshock		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
Bug Bite		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
Steamroller		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
Toxic		Bulldoze		DoubleSlap		Poison Fang		Clear Smog		Mean Look

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Golbat		Garbodor		Golbat
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Weak Armor		Ability: Inner Focus
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
Venoshock		Coil		Toxic Spikes		Confuse Ray		Sludge		Venoshock
Bug Bite		Venoshock		Amnesia		Air Slash		Stockpile		Toxic
Steamroller		Toxic		Venoshock		Attract		Swallow		Fly
Toxic		Bulldoze		DoubleSlap		Poison Fang		Clear Smog		Mean Look

Scolipede		Toxicroak		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Anticipation		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Choice Scarf		Item: Focus Sash		Item: Expert Belt		Item: Psychic Gem		Item: Scope Lens		Item: Black Sludge
Poison Jab		Poison Jab		Psychic		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Foul Play
Megahorn		Swords Dance		Thunderbolt		Zen Headbutt		Night Slash		Spore
Earthquake		Drain Punch		Focus Blast		Tailwind		Ice Fang		Giga Drain
Rock Slide		Protect		Protect		Brave Bird		Protect		Protect

Scolipede		Seviper		Garbodor		Crobat		Drapion		Amoonguss
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Poison Point		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Stench		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Effect Spore
Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Shuca Berry		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Payapa Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Ganlon Berry
Toxic Spikes		Sludge Wave		Gunk Shot		Cross Poison		Cross Poison		Toxic
Megahorn		Dark Pulse		Rock Blast		Brave Bird		Night Slash		Spore
Earthquake		Dragon Tail		Clear Smog		U-turn		Fire Fang		Giga Drain
Rock Slide		Glare		Stockpile		Tailwind		Acupressure		Substitute

Trivia

• Roxie's Japanese Gym leader title is "ポイズンライフ ポイズンライブ！".
• Roxie is the first Gym leader to make an appearance in the anime before her debut in the games.
• Roxie's instrument appears to be designed after the Venipede family.
• Roxie is left-handed.
• Roxie is the first Poison-type Gym leader since Kanto's Koga and his daughter Janine.
• Roxie's Whirlipede is underleveled as her Venepede should have evolved at Level 22.
• In the real games excluding spin-offs, Roxie and her band are the first to provide vocals: In Japan, where Koffing is known as Dogars, the chant is "D-O-G-A-R-S DOGARS!" This was changed to "P-O-K-E-M-O-N POKEMON" for the English release.

Gallery

Roxie's challenge sprite

Battling against Roxie

Roxie's gym, reminiscent of a stage